Brian, I'm no libertarian, but geeze! The bad behavior of a tiny minority of 280 million citizens gets reported in the media and somebody decides there ought'a be a law. Any electronic device could also be a convenient and useful camera. How could a law restricting their use be enforced? AZ Build a Lookaround! The Lookaround Book, 2nd ed. NOW SHIPPING http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: bad law -- or is it?? > From: "Brian Lunergan" <brianlunergan@xxxxxxxx> > Date: Sat, May 08, 2004 2:45 pm > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sadly, the very nature of democracy and lawmaking means some laws must > be made that have the potential to block or prohibit both the good and > the bad. There are far too many dangerous sods out there who would > abuse the camera phones. That is why fitness facilities have banned > them from their locker and pool areas to avoid what amounts to an > assault by the camera phone user who takes the picture and spreads it > about, likely with sexually oriented fiddling, without permission or > consent. It has handed child sexual predators a whole new weapon to use > hunting children. > > If it takes a legal smack up the side of the head to remind people of > their responsibility to others then so be it. Too many people have > forgotten that the only place you have a right to do as you please, > when you please is when you live alone on a rock in the middle of > nowhere. > > So much for my soap box thought. It was kindly meant... > > lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > PF'rs, > > There was a short news clip recently about a state legislator > introducing a bill to require that people not > take a picture of someone with a cell phone or similar device without > their permission. I haven't yet found > the bill's actual language. Of course, many dopey bills get introduced > and don't get passed. Does anyone else > know of similar legislation being proposed? > > How it is possible to distinguish (in a legalistic sense) among various > electronic devices that take pictures. > Will the next Canon DXX have a phone? What is the poor street > photographer to do? > > AZ > > Build a Lookaround! > The Lookaround Book, 2nd ed. > NOW SHIPPING > http://www.panoramacamera.us > > > > --- > Brian Lunergan > Nepean, Ontario > Canada > > > --------------------------------- > Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals
